John Frederick Lewis, R.A.
A Camel With Her Young At West Thebes, Egypt
Found at
Sothebys,
London
Old Master and British Works on Paper Including drawings from the Oppé Collection, Lot 365
6. Jul - 6. Jul 2016
Old Master and British Works on Paper Including drawings from the Oppé Collection, Lot 365
6. Jul - 6. Jul 2016
Estimate: 12.000 - 18.000 GBP
Price realised: 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 15.000 GBP
Description
John Frederick Lewis, R.A.
LONDON 1804 - 1876 WALTON-ON-THAMES
A CAMEL WITH HER YOUNG AT WEST THEBES, EGYPT
Watercolour over pencil, heightened with bodycolour;
signed and inscribed lower left: West Thebes. / Gournou J.F. Lewis 1850.
537 by 373 mm
By descent within the artist's family until Major-General J.M.H. Lewis, C.B.E.; | sale, London, Sotheby's, 13 March 1986, lot 171; | from where acquired by the present owners
LONDON 1804 - 1876 WALTON-ON-THAMES
A CAMEL WITH HER YOUNG AT WEST THEBES, EGYPT
Watercolour over pencil, heightened with bodycolour;
signed and inscribed lower left: West Thebes. / Gournou J.F. Lewis 1850.
537 by 373 mm
By descent within the artist's family until Major-General J.M.H. Lewis, C.B.E.; | sale, London, Sotheby's, 13 March 1986, lot 171; | from where acquired by the present owners
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work A Camel With Her Young At West Thebes, Egypt by John Frederick Lewis was sold in the Old Master and British Works on Paper Including drawings from the Oppé Collection auction at Sothebys in London in July 2016. The price achieved of GBP 15,000.00 (€ 17,823.24) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as GBP 12,000.00 – 18,000.00. Of course, this price has nothing to do with the top prices that other works by John Frederick Lewis achieve. The highest price we have observed so far was reached by the work The Midday Meal, Cairo in June 2005 with an auction result of GBP 2,472,000.00 (€ 3,663,660.11).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit A Camel With Her Young At West Thebes, Egypt von John Frederick Lewis wurde im Juli 2016 in der Auktion Old Master and British Works on Paper Including drawings from the Oppé Collection bei Sothebys in London versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von GBP 15.000,00 (€ 17.823,24) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit GBP 12.000,00 – 18.000,00 angegeben worden. Dieser Preis hat freilich nichts mit den Spitzenpreisen zu tun, die andere Arbeiten von John Frederick Lewis erzielen. Den höchsten von uns bisher beobachteten Preis erreichte die Arbeit The Midday Meal, Cairo im Juni 2005 mit einem Auktionsergebnis von GBP 2.472.000,00 (€ 3.663.660,11).
John Frederick Lewis - Auction history
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